consomption
\kɔ̃.sɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“consomption” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’être consumé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-consomption · consomption · French
consomption · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consomption |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.sɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « consomption » en français
Rare enough to double-check
consomption is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.sɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
consomption doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is consomption, spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’être consumé.
- 2Amaigrissement progressif qui précède souvent la mort dans la plupart des maladies chroniques, et surtout dans la tuberculose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how consomption appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La victime fut brûlée jusqu’à l’entière consomption.
Fièvre de consomption.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.